The company hoping to exploit the oil deposits slated to transform Peru’s economy has been declared to be endangering the lives of indigenous people living in “voluntary isolation” by the country’s indigenous affairs department (INDEPA). Perenco, a…
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Apr 25
BP Deepwater Horizon deformities: eyeless shrimp, clawless crabs
Two years after the BP-leased Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven and causing an oil spill that lasted three months, scientists say the impacts on the Gulf ecosystem are only beginning to come to light and the …
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BP Deepwater Horizon deformities: eyeless shrimp, clawless crabs
Two years after the BP-leased Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven and causing an oil spill that lasted three months, scientists say the impacts on the Gulf ecosystem are only beginning to come to light and the …
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Mexico passes aggressive climate bill
Last week, Mexico’s Senate passed an aggressive and comprehensive climate change bill, making it the first developing nation and only the second country to do so, after the UK. The bill, which far outshines anything achieved by its far wealthier northe…
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For Earth Day, 17 celebrated scientists on how to make a better world
Seventeen top scientists and four acclaimed conservation organizations have called for radical action to create a better world for this and future generations. Compiled by 21 past winners of the prestigious Blue Planet Prize, a new paper recommends sol…
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Will mega-dams destroy the Amazon?
More than 150 new dams planned across the Amazon basin could significantly disrupt the ecological connectivity of the Amazon River to the Andes with substantial impacts for fish populations, nutrient cycling, and the health of Earth’s largest rainfores…
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Pictures: Destruction of the Amazon’s Xingu River begins for Belo Monte Dam
The Xingu River will never be the same. Construction of Belo Monte Dam has begun in the Brazilian Amazon, as shown by these photos taken by Greenpeace, some of the first images of the hugely controversial project. Indigenous groups have opposed the dam…
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Apr 13
Green Blog: Dr. Chu on Profits, Horse Manure and Other Forces of Technological Change
Steven Chu, the secretary of energy, discussed the prospects for renewable energy and the forces that can drive technological change at a New York Times energy conference on Wednesday.
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Green Blog: Dr. Chu on Profits, Horse Manure and Other Forces of Technological Change
Steven Chu, the secretary of energy, discussed the prospects for renewable energy and the forces that can drive technological change at a New York Times energy conference on Wednesday.
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